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Key Policy Messages Related to Bouillon Fortification for Burkina Faso

• The prevalence of micronutrient inadequacy is substantial for both women and young children in Burkina Faso.
• Current national food fortification programs marginally reduce vitamin A, iron, and folate inadequacies.
• Bouillon cubes are widely consumed throughout Burkina Faso, including by poor households in rural areas.
• Multiple micronutrient-fortified bouillon cubes can help reduce micronutrient inadequacies, but large dietary gaps will
  remain; improvements to existing programs and additional new programs will be needed.
• Designing and implementing a bouillon fortification program will require public- and private-sector investments.
• Premixes will represent the primary cost of programs and will depend on the choice of micronutrients in the premix.
• Technical and other challenges remain to produce commercially viable fortified bouillon cubes.
• Modeling techniques can provide evidence to help inform policy discussions around bouillon fortification program options.